Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1936 — Page 6

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DECATUR NINE TO PLAY FORT WAYNE CHAMPS Tod-Centlivre Team To Play Mutschlers Here Sunday The Tod-Centlivre chib, champions of the Fort Wayne Federation league, will battle the Decatur Mutschlers at Worthman Field Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Tod-Centlivre has won the Fort Wayne city championship for two consecutive years and will provide plenty of opposition for the locals. The Fort Wayne team will leave within u few weeks for Cleveland, where Tod-Centlivre will compete In the national tournament. Some of the finest ball players in Fort Wayne are in the Tod-Centlivre lineup, and fans will see a good ball club here Sunday. Molly Mies, veteran minor league hurler, and manager of the Decatur Mutschlers, likely will take the mound for the local nine. The balance of the Mutschlers lineup will be as usual. Manager Mies has announced that lower admission prices will prevail at Sunday's game. Admission for men will be 25

"Perfectly Air Conditioned’’ SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sunday from 1:15 ROBERT MONTGOMERY ROSALIND RUSSELL in “TROUBLE FOR TWO” Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen Thrilling romantic adventure based on Robert Louis Stevenson's story! ALSO—"HiII Tillies" Patsy Kelly Comedy, Variety 4 Pictorial. 10c -25 c —o Last Time Tonight — Charlie Ruggles. Mary Boland “Early to Bed.'’ ALSO — Cartoon, Voice of Experience, Sport Reel 4 Screen Snapshots. 10c-25c “Cool and Comfortable” SUN. MON. TUES. 10c Matinee 1:45 Sunday Sixty minutes to save her from the hangman’s noose! “THE FINAL HOUR” Ralph Bellamy, Marguerite Churchill. ALSO—Ed Kennedy Comedy, Barney Google Cartoon, Variety, Pictorial 4 News Reel Pictures of Centennial. Evenings 10c-20c —o Last Time Tonight—Charles Starrett in “Stampede.” ALSO—Buck Jones in “The Phantom Rider” 4 “The Clutching Hand.” PLUS—Color Cartoon. 10c-15c ICORT COOL-AIR CONDITIONED SUN. MON. TUES. Kay Francis as Florence Nightingale in “THE WHITE ANGEL” PLUS--Fox News and 4 Big Acts Screen Vodville. 10c-25c Continuous show Sunday from 1:15 TONITE Bill Cody “SIX GUN JUSTICE” PLUS —2 Cartoons, Comedy, Chap. 8 "FIGHTING MARINES.” 1015 c Continuous show from 2 p. m. Coming— August 23-24-25 The sensation of the year "GREEN PASTURES”

I cents, and 16 cents for women and 1 children. FUNDS NEEDED ; FOR SOFTBALL ( Teams Must Contribute Before Play Is Continued Officials of the Decatur softball association announced today that in order to continue play for the balance of the season, each team in both the church and industrial leagues, must pay $3.50 to the treasury by Monday noon. There is a deficit in the treasury at the present time, and, in addition. three bulbs must be bought for the lights at the South Ward diamond. If all teams do not pa,v the $3.50 to Sylvester Everhart by noon Monday, play will not he resumed. The schedule for the balance of the season, in case the necessary funds are raised, is as follows: Monday — United Brethren vs Union Chapel; Zion Reformed vs Lutheran-Baptist. Tuesday—St. Mary's vs M. E.Evangelical; Untted Brethren vs Lu thenan-Baptist. Wednesday — General Electric vs Coverleaf; General Electric vs Schafer. Thursday — Schafer vs Central Sugar; Castings vs Generaj Electric. ! One game remains to be played , the following week. Zion Reformed vs Union Chapel. STANDINGS Church League W L Pct. St. Mary's 4 1 .800 U. B 3 1 .750 Reformed — 3 1 .750 Luth-Bapt 3 1 .750 Pr.-Ch 2 4 .333 M. E.-Evan. 1 4 .200 Union Chapel 0 4 .000 Industrial League Castings 3 0 1,000 G. E ... 1 • 1 Schafer 11 -500 Cloverleaf . 12 .333 Central Sugar 0 3 .000 STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. St. Louis .......... 66 43 .606 Chicago 65 43 .602 New York 64 46 .582 Pittsburgh 56 53 .514 Cincinnati 52 57 .477 Boston 51 58 .468 Brooklyn 43 66 .394 Philadelphia 39 70 .358 — AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 72 37 .661 Cleveland 64 48 .570 Chicago 59 52 .532 Detroit 58 52 .527 , Boston 58 54 .518, Washington 54 56 .491 ' St. Louis 40 71 .357 | Philadelphia 38 72 .345 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. I Milwaukee 76 48 .613 St. Paul 71 55 .564 Kansas City 64 56 .533 Minneapolis 65 60 .520 Indianapolis 62 65 .488 Columbus .63 63 .500 Toledo 49 76 .392 Louisville «.. 47 77 .379 YESTERDAY S RESULTS National League Brooklyn, 4; Boston, 2. New York, 3; Philadelphia, 0. Chicago. 7; Cincinnati, 5. American League Philadelphia, 10; New York, 5. Boston, 9; Washington, 0. Cleveland, 12; St. Louis, 10. Detroit-Chicago, postponed, wet grounds. American Association Columbus, 11; Minneapolis, 7. o Woman Pedals 60 Miles Lunenburg, Mass.— (U.R) — Mrs. Ida V. Brooks, 52, proved she was a bicycle enthusiast. She rode a bicycle 60 miles from her home here to Amherst to attend a Farm and Home week meeting. Saved By Shilling Sydney.—(U.R>- Harold Harris, a railwayman, owes his life to a shilling. A gunman fired at him. The bullet struck a shilling piece he was carrying in his vest pocket and inflicted only a flesh wound. o Rewards for Still Tips Toledo —(UP) —Rewards for informatlo nleadlng to seizure of etllls have been offered by Fred J. Crall. feedral alcohol tax diviaion investigator. o Trade in a Good Town—Decatur.

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F. I). R. PLEADS (VONTIN IT El> FI It>M -AOE~ONE)_ hours, and I shall pass unnumbered hours thinking and planning how war may be kept from the United Stales of America.” I . S„ BRITISH Luz, France. Dynamite Houses (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Madrid. Aug. 15.—(U.R>—Asturias ' miners have entered the outskirts ■ of Oviedo and are dynamiting their way from house to house into the center of the city against desperate rebel resistance ,it was announced today. Government leaders expect a long fight, without quarter. Picked explosive men of the loyalist force are leading the assault. Thty are carrying sticks of dynamite in their belts, lighting fuses on the sticks from cigars, and throwing (hem into the houses ahead. Deputy Gonzalez Pena, command-er-in-chief of the loyalist forces, advised the government that the rebel commander, Col. Miguel Aranda. had not followed the usual rebel tactics of holding a central barracks as a strong point hut had scattered his men throughout the city—a city of 60,0(h) people. Machine gunners and sharpshooters are stationed in houses and buildings ail along the miners' path of advance. Reports indicate that there can be no quarter on either side and the battle may well prove to be a slaughter of the losers. o OFFICERS PLAN (Conti n u to m p ape .oshi i to purchase seed supplies of spring I wheat, oats, rye, barley and other j grains except corn, for resale to farmers. The price io farmers would rep- ‘ resent the cost to the government ! plus carrying charges. Sales would be made on a cash basis. o — Indiana University Athlete Is Killed Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 15—(U.R) — Harold T. Humphrey, 19, Chesterton, Indiana University athlete, wan killed instantly today when struck by an automobile driven by Harley Thompson, Hebro. five miles north of here. Humphrey ajid John Dale,, also of Chesterton, were returning home from a rehearsal for the Porter county centennial pageant when their car ran out of gas. They were pushing the machine when Thompsort struck Humphrey from the rear. Thompson left the scene and was arrested later by police. o Cattle Prefer Thistles Ely. Nev. —(UP) —Contradicting an old belief that cattle could not eat thistles, Joe Castillo,* Shellbourne rancher, claims his cattle not only eat Russian thistles but are growing fat and sleep on them. They .prefer the thistles to other food, Castillo avers. o Mayor Tries Ducking Stool Santa Monica, Cal.—<U.R> —To advertise the Pioneer Days celebration, the old public ducking-stool of New England days was revived. Mayor Ed S. Gillette took the first public ducking — not for violation of public ordinances but for photographers. 0 Devil’s Tower Booms Sundance, Wyo. <U.R> — The number of persons visiting Devil's Tower Monument, near here, have increased 32 per cent over the same period a year ago, according to Newell F. Joyner, custodian.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, AUGUST 15,1936.

I Since the close of the 1935 season, I Oct. 1, to July 1, 1936, more than I 10.500 persons have visited the ■ tower, Joyner said. Diplomas Go Begging Berkeley, Cal. —(UP) —Modern university graduates apparently have no illusions left on the value of a diploma. Thirty-eeven diplomas belonging to this year's graduation clase of the University of California are waiting for their owners to call for them. o Search For SSOO On .Murdered Man’s Farm Wabash. Ind., Aug. 15 (UP) — Authorities today searched for SSOO on the Wesley Coffman farm where ( Harry Leedy, executor of the state told officials the money is supposed , to have been hidden by the family before being murdred by Harry Singer farm hand. f They aLso sought money received by Singer from the sale of livestock following his attack upon the Cots- , man family. Officials believe part of this money also is hidden on the . Coffman farm. Two Men, Woman Killed Instantly i i New Albany, tnd., Aug. 14 —(UP) , 1 Two men and a woman were killed ; instantly late yesterday when their J car was struck iby a southern rail- [ I road fright train near here. Mrs. Esther Crumpton Akridge, of . near New .Albany, identified the vici tims as her husband. Louis Akridge, <4l; A Mrs. Flexner, and Mrs. Flex- ' ner’s son, John. The Flexners had been visiting al the Akridge home and were being taken back to their residence when the accident occured. according to Mrs. Akridge. o Odd Prejudice Charged J Wooster, O. —(UP)—James R. 1 Campbell, defendant in a civil suit ! filed an affidavit of prejudice alleg- ; ing he is una.ble to get a fair trial 11 in common pleas court. Campbell charged that Mrs. C. G. Gault, wife of the plaintiff, Ls too "chummy” with Mrs. Walter J. Mougey, wife of the judge. o Dry Ice Cools Autos San Diego, Cal. —(UP) —Dry ice . is becoming one of the most popular I methods of "air-conditioning” an automobile for crossing the dessert ! country. A large block is wrapped in ■paper and placed in the car, and all 1 windows closed except a small space for ventilation. • Q Couple Wed in Jail Monterey, Cal. —(UP)—When a San Francisco couple, seeking mar- , riage, asked Judge Bough the where aboutu of the most historic place in the city in which to be married, I suggested the front cell of the city . jail. They accepted. The jail, re- ’ cntly remodeled, dates from 1848. o Vice Consul Bows to Law t Palo Alto. Cal. —(UP) —Herman j Lopez, Salvador vice consul at San .. Francisco, astounded local authorities by not claiming diplomatic immunity when arrested here for speeding. He said he was in favor of . traffic law enforcement. Rattlers Invade Lawns Big Timber, Mont. —(UP) —As a j result of the long dry spell local : rattlesnakes are seeking moisture .' on the lawns and gardens of perfect!ly respectable citizens. Herman Mjelde was even obligated to sweep one out of the kitchen with a broom. o Fruit Jar 60 Years Old Toledo.—(U.R) —Mrs. Martha Perkins has a glass fruit jar which has been in constant use for 60 years and is still in perfect condition.

CUBS, GIANTS GAIN ON CARDS Both Gain Hall-Game As Leading Cards Are Idle New York, Aug. 14. — Jim Rip pie's big but and Clyde Castleman s effective pitching gave tin- Gian's h 3-to-0 victory over the Phillies, to advance them to a slim —Mi games back of the league leading Cardinals. Ripple drove in two of the Giants runs, one with a single In the fourth and another with a base hit in the sixth, and Castleman pitched nine hit ball to give the Giants : their fourth straight win and hand the Phillies their twelfth defeat in a row. The Chicago Cubs stayed on the heels of the legue-leading St. Louis Cardinals by trimming Cincinnati's Reds 7 to 5 in the first of a four game series. Frank Demaree started the Cubs toward victory with a second in ning home run, his fourteenth of the season. His teammates added I two more in that stanza and the i Cubs never were headed although the Reds threatened in the late innings. Paced by big Rabe Phelps, with four hits in as many times at bat, the Dodgers came from behind a two-run handicap to down the Boston Bees 4 to 2 in the opener of | the current series. A three-run rally in the sixth shoved Brooklyn in the lead to stay, after the Bees had done all their scoring with a run in the fourth and Al Lopez's homer in the fifth. The lowly Athletics gave the ’ New York Yankees' murderers’ row a lesson in heavy hitting, smashing out 17 hits, including three homers, for a 10-to-5 victory. While Buck Ross and Herman Fink were handcuffing the Yanks, the A s landed on Charley Ruffing and three other Yankee pitchers to pile up their score with clusters of three runs each in as many different innings, and a single tally in the fourth. Backed by lusty hitting and air tight support. Bob Grove hurled the Red Sox to a 9-0 victory over the Washington Senators to gain his fourteenth pitching triumph and his sixth shuO.it of the season. Manager Bucky Harris started Pete Appleton and the Red Sock ers whaled him for four hits and as many runs in the first inning. I Monte Weaver took over the Washington mound in the second and was battered all over the park. Rogers Hornsby threw practically every one but the bat boy into the game, but the St. Louis Browns failed to overcome a formidable : Cleveland lead and lost to the Indians. 12 to 10. Hornsby used six pitchers, four of them going out for pinch hitters. Cleveland was forced to call five to the mound. o Honors Won at Tea San Francisco —(UP)—Miss Sog- ; yaku Kristine A. Segulyev has just returned from the Orient where she acquired the distinction of being the first white woman ever to receive a master’s degree in the Japanese , tea ceremony of Cho-no-yu and the ancient art of poetic flower arrangement.

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x stops are scheduled on the three-day tour of the aid area taken by President Roosevelt to inspect e flood control program which has been in progss since last spring The itinerary includes stops, th" following order, at Johnstown. Pa . Cleveiu, atUading the Great Lakes exposition and

i Honey Is Windfall Tarboro, N. C —HU.RF-Mrs. Geo. Howard was annoyed when the wind blew a huge oak tree across her front yard. Annoyance vanished when the cracked trunk of the tree revealed a swarm of bees and a large supply of fresh honey. o Lens to Lose Four Tons San Diego, Cal. -<U.R> Capt. Clyde S. McDowell, U S N., supervising engineer, estimated the 201-inch eye for the world's largest telescope. to be installed on Palomar Mountain, will lose four tons in grinding at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. O—: Boy's Dynamite Cache Seized Lodi. Cal -4U.R) —When the police learned that a 12-year-old boy was in possession of a deadly dynamite cap they decided it would be better for the protection of the public for them to take it in charge. They did, along" with 90 others that the boy had found cached at Pardee Dam. o Schoolhouse Shelters Still Toledo--(U.R) —Activity in a little red schoolhouse attracted the attention of federal agents. Not only was it summer vacation but the school had been closed for several years. Investigation disclosed a 200-gallon still and four "moonshiners," who ended the "summer school” and began a different kind of “term.” o Grasshoppers Do Good Deed Winnipeg. Man.— (U.R) —Grasshoppers this year are atoning for the millions of dollfirs damage they have cause to Manitoba's crops during the last few years, farmers report. The voracious insects are credited with saving farmers sls;000,000 by destroying sow thistles.

luncheon there, Chautauqua. N Y . wh.-re he deliver a nationally-broadcast address <.n f affairs, Binghamton. N Y . Scranton an 1 Wilk (s Barre. I’a . and thence home to Hyde Park by •»t Highlands. N Y His tnp was announced us Bcn-poliUcal significance. H

! a dreaded weed menace, over an area of 5.000 square miles in the J southwestern part of the province, i j 0 - Tax Boomerang Hits City ■I Troy, N. Y. —(UP)—City offi-l I ■ ciale consider insult has been added Jto injury. A court ordered the city I to return $3,901.53 in taxes to a colj lar manufacturing concern because i of over-a&seessment. hen the court . decided the city would have to pay ’ $1,116.75 as the cost of iprocee.dlngs which the company began. Pipe-Smoking Dog Dead I Hartford. Conn. — (UP) — Hart- ■ ford's pipe-smoking dog is dead. Pal O'Mine, a full-blooded Boston Terrier, refused to eat when his , master, Edward Greenbaum. was i taken to the hospita'. The dog used j , to be seen almost daily trotting! . downtown ibeside his master, a pipe! ■ in his teeth. He had a score of r 'pipes, the gifts of admirers. , — o Police Reorganization Tedious Toledo. O.—<U.R) —City Manager I John N. Edy, reorganizing the To- ' ledo police department, said lie be- ■ lieved the department had taken ■ ‘in so many mistits in the last 20 ; years that at least five years would . be required to build it into an . efficient force. I o Guns. End 11-Year Sleep I San Diego, Cal (U.R)—TwelveI inch harbor defense mortars at Fort Rosecrans, silent for 11 years, were unlimbered in target practice at floats towed behind the - Coast Guard cutter Perseus. Four r practice strings were fired at a r range of 8,000 yards. i o s Whales Avid Fight Fans > Santa Cruz. Cal.—(UP)—Whales - apparently enjoy a good fight ae . mu. h ao men and lend their moral

support by rootin I ■ lie battle here bet iiark other woa ~r ; ami epoilted th- ■ I final 1 )’ the shark rave a ! thrust to hi-.r ani.i.-.m; - ... b neath. M Theaters On Playgrounds Hollywood. Cal -<U P> Th. playground depart nt ,'rH duied two novelties for il,. mer. One is miniatur. t1,,.., six playgrounds w h.-te . .| : . n I3 M present plays and the other H I sketching classes lot aiiuliA M Buggy Driven 300 Miles ■ Gardiner, Me. — <U.P> It's sonl 300 miles from Lyndonville Vt. fl {this community. But Elmer Ifarfl I of Lyndonville made the iripinH buggy drawn by two bom. imfl who was accompanied by his fl year-old son James, was on tlfl road tor aboout one week 9 Pioneers of 1873 Assemble ■ Hollywoot}, Cal. -<U.R> \ reimifl of pioneers who attended ih. tirfl educational institution e<i.iblishfl here in 18'3 brought out more ihfl 200 survivors. The meeting wfl called to order by A. C Shafer, fl years old. I o - II Package of 500 Sheets ol White Mimeograph. '' i alM 20 pound, $1.05. Best quull ity. Decatur Democrat Col phone 1000 or WHY SUFFER? Rheumatism, Neuritis, ArthritiM Periodic Pains. Lumbago, and all other Aches and Pains are quirk;! relieved with Alf’s Compound Will tergreen Tablets. Positively guarj anteed. Price sl. Sold at all , Drug Stores. I